that?" Ty asked in amazment. Kayla looked in the direction of his voice, a confused look on her face.

"You just walked over a heap of, uh, stuff without even touching it." he told her. Kayla sighed and gave in, "Jen always leaves her magazines three strides away from the window." she told him. Ty trotted over to her, "How'd you know that?" he asked. Kayla shrugged, "I just do." she said simply. "So, why don't you do that every where else?" he asked her. "Because, I can't." she was getting anoyed with Ty. How'd he exspect her to do that? Had he forgotten she was blind? "Sure you could! Think about it, you memroized that route you and Auroa ran every morning right?" Ty stopped. Kayla glared at him, at least she hoped she was looking at him. "I don't want to run that way ever again." she said bitterly. She then laid down, back turned to Ty. "Kay, come on." Ty started, but Kayla stopped him. "Don't. Just go." Ty sighed and turned to leave, "Oh, and tell Caption to forget about coming over." she called to him. That, made Ty fall silent.

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  "Kayla?" Kayla turned toward the voice. Caption had come anyway. She didn't hear ivey, so he must have at least left her at home. "Oh great." she mutterd. That ment he was going to lecture her. "Kayla?" Kayla knew that voice was Pearl's, her sister. So Caption had brought backup. She heard them both come in the room. "Kayla, we need to talk." Caption's voice had a demanding tone. Kayla sighed. "Fine."  Pearl took a deepbreathe. "Kayla, we know loosing Auroa had a big effect on you, but, locking yourself up and blaming yourself is not going to bring her back." Kayla glared at her sister. "Don't you think I know that?" she snapped.

"Then why are you locking yourself up like this?" Caption demanded. Kayla drew herself up and glared in the direction of his voice. Caption continued. "I know how you feel about lossing Auroa but-" Kayla's eyes narrowed. "Don't you dare say you know how I feel!" she screamed. She felt her emotions boiling. "You have no idea how I feel! You didn't someone!" she felt pain, anger, and guilt sparking from her. "Kayla you didn't kill her! She wanted to go!" Caption shouted. "Caption." Pearl said gently. "She didn't want to go! I made her!" Kayla shot back. "Caption." Pearl said more firmly. Caption drew a sharp breathe, then turned and left. Kayla felt Pearl looking at her. "What?" she demanded. "The sun comes up, and the sun goes down, and what happens in between...Happens." was all Pearl said before she followed Caption out. Leaving Kayla to dwell on what  she said.

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Ivey was waiting outside when her father and aunt Pearl came out. She bounced up, then stopped when she saw their faces. Pearl gave a nod and headed home. Caption returned the gesture and started walking away. Ivey ran to catch up with him. "Daddy?" Ivey asked, Caption smiled softly at her, "Yes Ivey?"  "Is Auntie Kayla sick?". Caption was a little startled by the question, he followed Iveys gaze and sighed, "Well, no" he didn't want to tell her the acident, she was too young and he didn't want to scare her. "Then why does she act like shes dying?" she asked.

Captions head snapped back to his daughter, "Uh, well.." he thought for a minute, "Shes suffering from heartbrake." he said softly. "Whats that?" Caption's eyes filled with grief, "Her hearts in pain."  Ivey's face was full of alarm, "Can't the vet fix it?" she asked, Caption shook his head sadly and started walking away. Ivey looked from Kayla's house to her father, "Why not?" she demanded and ran to catch up with him. Caption glanced at her, then back at Kayla's house, "Because, only she can."

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Ivey refused to belive there was nothing she could do to help her aunt. She tried going to Doc, but he didn't understand her. She tried Lulu, the town pupsitter. But she couldn't help eaither. She was just about ready to give up, when something caught her attention. A small whitw cat. Iveys heart lept. She had heard that white cats gave wise advice. "Excuse me." she called as she ran over. The cat turned and seemed to read her with it's bright yellow eyes. "You seek help for a troubled heart, do you not?" it asked. Ivey was suprised. "Yes. How did you know?" "I have my ways, young one." the cat simply replied. 'Well, no one else seems to know what to do. My aunt Kayla's acting like shes, dying. Is there anything I can do?" Ivey asked hopefully. The cat twitched it's tail and looked thougtful.

"There is one thing. But it is very dangorus to acquire." the cat warned. Ivey nodded. " I don't care." The cat seemed to smile for a minute. "Very well. It is the Rosa Oro, a rare flower that can cure anything." Ivey tilted her head to one side. "Where can I find it?" The cat waved a paw toward the woods. "They are very rare, but they grow deep in the woods." Ivey looked toward the woods. 'What do they look like?" The cat leaned close to Iveys face, it's yellow eyes seemed to see right threw her. "As black as a starless night." The cat then switched her tail and started walking away. "Thanks!" Ivey called. "Your welcome." the cat called back. Ivey turned and was about to start toward the forest when the cats voice called out again. "Ivey." Ivey's eyes widend in suprise. She didn't remeber ever metioning her name. She spun around, but the cat had disapeered.

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 "The sun comes up, and the sun goes down. And what happens in between happens?" Kayla replayed the words over in her mind. This was crazy, what did Pearl mean by that? "Probley just trying to lift my guilt." she mutterd. Evening was coming and Kayla had no desire to go anywhere, esspecialy now. She sighed and curled herself in a tight ball. She was just dozing off when a rapid clawing came from downstairs. "Probley just Caption again." she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. The clawing came again. "Kayla!" Kayla jerked her head up at that. Was that, Ivory's voice? "Kayla, it's me! Open up!" Kayla sighed and made her way to the door of Jen's room. Caption had probley sent her. Once she made it out of Jen's room, she turned right and made her to the stairs.

Carefully, she climbed down the stairs. By the time she made it to the door, Ivory was ramming agsint it. Kayla nosed the switch on the doggie door and Ivory's head burst through. Kayla sighed. "Please tell me the doors in one pieace?" she asked. Ivory paid no attion. "Kayla! Have you seen Ivey? We've looked evrywhere, but no one knows where she is! Caption said she disapeered after they came to see you! Then Lulu said that she had come by asking about how to cure heartbreak or something, then Kyle said he saw her talking to a cat then ran off!" Ivory stopped and gasped for breathe. Kayla's eyes widend. "Caption you idiot." she mutterd. "What'd you tell Ivey now?"

Kayla opend her mouth to speack, but Ivory stopped her. "And Kyle told me a blizzard was coming! Oh Kayla, Iveys not old enough to face a blizzard alone!" Ivory's eyes were filled with fear and concern. Kayla took a deep brethe. "Take me to Caption." she told her. Ivory nodded and turned to leave, but Kayla hesitated. Was she really going outside? Would she really go in a blizzard? Kayla shook her head. Of course she would. She refused to be responsible for two lives. "Lead the way Ivory." she told her and cautiously stepped out onto the snow. A sudden tingle went through her. Excitment? The last time she had walked on snow was the night of the acident. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she sniffed the air for a sec, caught Ivorys scent, and followed.

Ivory led her straight to Caption. Kayla felt anger boil up, but forced it down, for now. "Caption! What did you say to Ivey?" she demanded. Caption didn't anserw. "What did tell her? That I was dying? And whats this about curing a broken heart?" the questions snapped out and Kayla felt her anger rising. Caption sighed. "She asked what was wrong and I told you were, griveing." he said quietly. Kayla felt her anger cool a bit. "Oh? Then what, you told her to go and find some way to stop it?" she snapped. Not waiting for a anserw, she continued. "Well, now shes running around somewhere with a blizzard coming and we have no clue where she is or if shes safe!" Kayla turned sharply and ran, following the scent of pine trees.